Cathedral QR code QR Cathedral St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish, Canberra (including St Peter Chanel’s Church, Yarralumla) Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn 23rd Sunday in Archbishop: Most Rev Christopher Prowse DD STD Ordinary Time Vicar General: Fr Tony Percy VG Year A - Administrator: Fr Trenton van Reesch Assistant Priest: Fr Norvin Dias 6 September 2020 PARISH OFFICE Masses will be offered 55 Franklin Street, Forrest ACT 2603 (02) 6239 9846 (bh) Emergency Phone for Priests: 0491 072 304 with a maximum of 100 [email protected] www.cg.org.au/cathedral Online Payments Link: https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/sccp people present until Parish Secretary: Michelle O’Connor—Mon-Fri, 8.30am-12.15pm, 12.45pm-4.30pm further notice. Accounts Officer:Karina Widjaja—Friday, 8am-4pm Dear parishioners and visitors to Saint Christopher’s Cathedral Parish, Sunday Mass Happy Father’s Day to all Fathers! When I first read the apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis, Amoris Lae- St Christopher’s titia, I was struck by his beautiful reflection on fatherhood. He wrote: “God sets the father in the family so that by the gifts of his masculinity he can be close to his Cnr Canberra Ave & Furneaux wife and share everything, joy and sorrow, hope and hardship. And to be close to his children as Street, Forrest (Manuka) ACT they grow – when they play and when they work, when they are carefree and when they are dis- Sat. Vigil: 5.00pm tressed, when they are talkative and when they are silent, when they are daring and when they Sunday: 8.00am, are afraid, when they stray and when they get back on the right path...” 11.00am (livestreamed), Of course, as human fathers (including the spiritual fatherhood of the priesthood) we achieve this ideal to a lesser or greater extent. It is however the perfection we find in God our Father which we seek to emulate, and 5.30pm St Peter Chanel’s indeed pray for. God our Father is ever-present in the good and the difficult, the high and the low, the affluent times and the Covid times - a true Father, who shares in everything with us, and never leaves our side. Let us Cnr Weston & Loch Streets, pray today in thanksgiving for all fathers – living and deceased, fathers to-be, and father figures. We thank God Yarralumla ACT for the gift of fatherhood, a participation in the Love of God, and we ask grace and strength for all called and Saturday: 6.00pm Vigil gifted with this noble and magnificent vocation. Sunday: 9.30am 2.00-3.00pm Adoration On August 20th the Congregation for the Clergy in Rome released a document titled, The pastoral conver- & Confessions sion of the Parish community in the service of the evangelising mission of the Church. The document Weekday Mass reminds us of how the Church by Her nature must be a space for everyone to find their place, while respecting the vocation of each individual. This idea is at the heart of the document, which our own Parish Pastoral Council St Christopher’s will study and use as an instrument to grow and encourage our community in these days and beyond. Monday to Friday: 7.30am & The document speaks of the parish as a permanent sign of the Risen Jesus in the midst of His people. In this 12.15pm way, it is a beacon of hope, and hope always promises life. The missionary nature of the parish as fundamental Saturday: 9.00am & 12.15pm for evangelisation is also stressed. A living body, spiralling not inward but outward, to a world which seeks Christ St Peter Chanel’s in every corner and in every age. Faith can never be privatised. It is precisely within this context that the parish’s nature emerges, able to respond to the demands of the times and to adapt itself to bring Christ to all, throughout Tuesday: 5.30pm history, by relying upon the firm rock of the proclamation of the Word of God, the sacramental life, and the wit- Thursday: 10.00am (9.30am ness of charity. Every baptised person must be an active protagonist in this evangelisation, the instruction con- Adoration): Anointing Mass first cludes. Thursday of the month. The PPC encourage you to share and study this inspiring and formative letter, which urges the co- Reconciliation responsibility of all, in promoting a pastoral care based on closeness, fidelity to what we have received, and the missionary spirit characteristic of the Christian life. St Christopher’s One way to act upon this missionary vocation is in our pray and contribution to the Plenary Council. The Wednesday: 11.30am-12.00noon postponement of the first gathering by 12 months can seem a loss of momentum for many… but copious work Thursday: 6.00 - 6.30pm continues. In a sense, it might be that we have been gifted this time to refocus the ears of our hearts on the Saturday: 11.00am - 12noon voice of the Holy Spirit. Groups continue to unpack the six discernment papers, published last Pentecost, as well as the instrumentum laboris (the working document) of the Council. Leaning on the voices we have heard St Peter Chanel’s so far, as well as wisdom from within and beyond the Church, the journey continues. Please see the latest re- Tuesday: 6.00 - 6.30pm ports and progress information at: https://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/resources/read/ Saturday: 5.15 - 5.45pm Adoration Once again, Happy Father’s Day to all! We pray too for all retired priests of our diocese this day. Please con- St Christopher’s sider supporting them in the Annual Father Day Appeal. Envelopes are available in our churches and online Tuesday to Friday: 5.00-6.00pm options on the CatholicVoice website. A Prayer for Fathers Baptisms Heavenly Father, you entrusted your Son Jesus, the child of Mary, Sundays: 12.30pm to the care of Joseph, an earthly father. Bless all fathers, as they care for their families. Weddings Give them strength and wisdom, tenderness and patience; support them in their call, St Christopher’s: Saturday to protect those who look to them. May they echo your life giving Fatherhood, as we look to you for love and life, 1.30pm & 3.00pm through Jesus Christ our rock and defender. St Peter Chanel’s: By arrangement Amen. Father Trenton van Reesch Administrator, St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE OR REPOSITION PARISH NEWS 'SIT HERE' SIGNS ON THE PEWS. PARISH MINISTRIES A SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER Dear Lord, I believe in the presence of Your Body and Blood in the Eucharistic celebration Director of Music: Jaki Kane of the Last Supper. Since I cannot receive You Sacramentally, I embrace You Spiritually into my heart. Never permit me to be separated from you. My Lord and my God. Amen. RCIA—Fr Trenton van Reesch Contact office to register you interest for next RCIA program. Notice about Covid-19 Restrictions: Thank you too all who have consistently adhered School of Religion to the Covid-19 protocols in our parish and Archdiocese. We are enabled to continue our See details below prayer and worship because of your care and attention to this. Please ensure you contin- ue to sanitises your hands frequently and wipe your pew upon exiting. Youth Minister—Chiara Catanzariti Email: [email protected] Weekend Mass sign in sheets—please ensure that when signing in for Mass, there is Weekly Liturgical Calendar only one name per line. Please do not write for example: Smith x3. It is crucial that we only have the designated 100 people in the Cathedral at any one time, abiding by the 1.5 Mon 7Sep 23rd week in Ordinary Time meter rule. Sheets are marked with 100 places to ensure this is achieved. Thanks for all Tue 8 Sep The Nativity of the Blessed you are doing in these days. Virgin Mary Wed 9 Sep St Peter Claver IS CHRIST CALLING YOU TO THE PRIESTHOOD? Claim the date: A Vocations Week- Thu 10 Sep 23rd week in Ordinary Time end for those discerning a call to the priesthood – 18th-20th September 2020, Galong Retreat Centre. Contact Fr Nulley, Archdiocesan Vocations Director Fri 11 Sep 23rd week in Ordinary Time [email protected]. or Fr Trenton, [email protected]. Sat 12 Sep The Most Holy Name of Mary Sun 13 Sep 24th Sunday in Ordinary Planned giving Contributions: Planned Giving Envelopes for the 2020-2021 financial time year are available in the church. Please use only these new envelopes from July on- wards, rather than any remaining 2019-2020 envelopes. (Some envelopes numbers will be changed for this coming financial year so we want to avoid any confusion from using the old envelope numbers). Thank you very much to all our generous givers. Legion of Mary Mondays 5.45pm, Haydon Hall Contact: 0431 060 556 Weekend Collections: Parish collection stations receive Planned Giving envelopes and all other offerings. We continue to offer Tap & Go PayWave machines. Just tap your St Vincent de Paul Assisting people in need and debit or credit card. You can also download the Qkr! App where you can select directly combatting social injustice in our where your donations go, incl. archdiocesan missions. Please contact the Parish Office to community set up Direct Debit or monthly Credit Card deductions for both col- Adventurers Youth Group lections – or, contact us with any questions. Thanks for your gener- New ways of Giving (primary school age) ous support! Direct Debit Fortnightly Sundays, Qkr app 8.45am SPC New Reading/Lector Volunteers requested—For some months Tap & Go Young Adults Bible Study now the Cathedral has added a Vigil Mass at 5pm.